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The Spectacle Blog
President Obama’s press conference Wednesday was really a classic of the genre. His depiction of Republicans as full-blown, mustache-twirling villains was masterful, going as far as possible in demonizing them while avoiding descending all the way into a self-reductio ad absurdum. For instance, he stopped short of saying that Republicans were mirthfully profiting off of the poor, sick, and elderly, and limited himself to claiming that they were privileging “millionaires and billionaires” and “corporate jet owners” at the expense of kids’ college funds, old folks’ health care, and food safety.
At the Weekly Standard, Jay Cost notes that it’s nothing new for Democrats to conjure up images of dystopian kleptocracies that would follow Republican administration of government. In fact, Obama’s is relatively subtle. In 1984, Walter Mondale was more straightforward:
One last word to those who voted for Mr. Reagan.
I know what you were saying. But I also know what you were not saying.
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You did not vote to destroy family farming.
You did not vote to trash the civil rights laws.
You did not vote to poison the environment.
You did not vote to assault the poor, the sick, and the disabled…
Cost writes that the most remarkable thing about Obama’s reinterpretation of this old theme is that “his numbers on this issue just plain stink.”
Bill Hussein O'Stalin| 7.1.11 @ 11:08AM
If Obama didn't have the losers behind him he wouldn't have anyone. They have the ultimate gall to think society owes them a living, and that's who Obama needs to say alive.
Al Adab| 7.1.11 @ 11:12AM
Can you imagine such a thing? One of our major political parties more concerned about individual Liberty than about providing income to the people. What have we come to? One might even think they believe that the purpose of Government is to secure the blessings of liberty; to protect our Life, Liberty and allow the pursuit of happiness not to make sure we all have health care and a bowl of pottage. Who would have thought?
Bob| 7.1.11 @ 11:47AM
The GOP is also known as the Stupid Party. One of its leading candidates can't pass a 3rd grade American History exam and gets the towns in her home state mixed up and doesn't know the difference betwwen John Wayne and John Wayne Gacy...now that's stupid and the stereotype fits.
Pete| 7.1.11 @ 11:56AM
You mean the corpseman from the 57th state?
A classic first grade defense: "Yeah, well you're stupid. Closely related to "I know you are but what am I?"
Well done, sir. Have a fine weekend.
Al Adab| 7.1.11 @ 1:01PM
Pete:
We need always to remind our friends from The Left, that charity is a personal obligation not a government one and that charity under compulsion is not charity at all.
Big Java| 7.1.11 @ 2:22PM
Bob, WHO!?!?!? NAME NAMES!
LC JB | 7.1.11 @ 3:53PM
Oh gosh....I'm cut to the quick with your brilliant repost. I must remember that only the left has intelligence. We hicks just can't manage to walk and chew gum without government oversight. ....mheh...
Clint| 7.1.11 @ 1:01PM
Obama & His Old Lady are privileging themselves, like The Self-Absorbed Affirmative Action Peter Principle Poster Couple that they are.
Kurt in S.L.C.| 7.1.11 @ 3:02PM
And always have been.Any wonder what they saw in each other? Themselves
David W| 7.1.11 @ 2:14PM
It is truly unfortunate that the conservatives (sometimes but not always Republicans) never seem able to stand up proud and tell the media hacks, "what you just said was a big pile of stinking crap, and if you weren't so narrowly biased you would see that, and here is why..." But they don't, thus the tales of evil continue to live (like we are racists, yet it was the Democratic party that supported Jim Crow laws).
Stan Redmond| 7.1.11 @ 3:33PM
They do. The media won't report it anyway. And look what they do to the ones they do report on like Palin and Bachman. One little gaffe and they will spare no attack to destroy that conservative. Herman Cain may not as even exist to the media because to him he can't exist. A black conservative self made millionaire.
LC JB | 7.1.11 @ 3:51PM
I just wonder how far the Dead Stream Media and their kool-aid drinking followers will continue attacking opposition candidates. I know the answer is never, but if you have no ideas you must do something. To ANYONE using the republicans are 'stoopid' schtick, I present Joe Biden as exhibit "A". How about a real idea instead of ad hominem attacks and demagoguery? What these moron don't see, since their ideology is closed to any variance, is the folks out here are onto your schtick. Keep it up guys, we know you can drive your polling numbers (and votes) right into the ground.
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